Take part in a community reading of Fredrick Douglass's inspiring speech, "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July." ...

"What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" posed Frederick Douglass to a gathering of 500-600 abolitionists in Rochester, N.Y., in 1852. Admission to the speech was 12 cents, and the crowd at the ...

What is the meaning of the 2,500-year old Hebrew psalm for oppressed groups? Gebhard Fugel [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons On the anniversary of America’s independence, the abolitionist leader ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Saturday, July 5, ArtsConnect Topeka hosted an event speaking to the conflicted feelings some have around the Fourth of July. The event, hosted at the Brown V. Board of Education ...

On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding, marked by the Continental Congress’s adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration has inspired ...

On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding, marked by the Continental Congress’s adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Guest Commentary: Frederic J.

A statue of Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York was ripped from its base on Sunday, July 5, the anniversary of a historic speech that the abolitionist delivered in the city in 1852. In his ...

Author Thomas Fellows talks about why he believes that, in retrospect, Frederick Douglass should have gone down in history as ...

On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding, marked by the Continental Congress’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration has inspired ...

On the anniversary of America’s independence, the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass made a biblical Psalm – Psalm 137 – best known for its opening line, “By the Rivers of Babylon,” a centerpiece ...